R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Fri Aug 22, 2025 7:16 pm (Last edited: Fri Aug 22, 2025 7:29 pm)
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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #45 The service guy at the shop when my '23 RS got it's initial inspection (11,500 mi.) said they had some trouble getting my driveshaft out due to rust and no lube from the factory. He said that they have found quite a few with the same problem. Makes me wonder what the heck was going on on the assembly line to cause this. I've watched several videos of the assembly line process and can't imagine a failure like this going unnoticed. Labor trouble resulting in sabotage? Heard about this happening in Detroit years go, but Germany? Frank
2023 R1250RS- 13,000 mi. 2yr., 2003 R1100S Boxer Cup Replika #6/200, 1985 K100/1100RS- 331,000 mi. 40 yrs., 2017 R1200RS- 51,070 mi, 5 yrs, (gone), 2016 R1200RS- 28,322 mi. 18 mo. (gone), 2011 R1200RT- 30,000 mi. 2 yr. (gone), 2005 R1200ST- 58,000 mi. 8 yr. 3rd deer killed it, 1999 R1100S- 15,000 mi. 2 yr. (gone), 1996 Ducati 900SS/SP- 89,000 mi. 12 yr. (gone), 500,000+ BMW miles
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Zitat von Duckbubbles im Beitrag #47Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #45 Couldn't be as bad as British auto industry issues in the mid-70's. I bought a new 1975 Triumph Spitfire back then and, boy, did it have problems. One after another. Story was that the assembly lines shut down for strikes so often that a car would get partially assembled, then sit there until the current strike was over, then get resumed assembly with no continuity. One day the gearbox just crumbled into pieces...the metallurgy was problematic then, also. Fortunately I bought an extended warranty when I bought the car, but after MANY repairs under warranty the dealer begged me to trade it for a car that actually worked. I loved that Spitfire when it worked, though...it was a magnet for females at the time for some reason... |
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I bought a 1971 Triumph Bonneville, the first model with the oil in the frame. I counted 15 defects from the factory, including the main jets just sitting in the float bowls, the oil pressure indicator wasn't working properly and showed low oil pressure all the time, the valve clearances would shrink to nothing if you revved the engine over 4K rpm and the drain plug was on so tight that I had to use a 250 lb/ft rattle gun to finally get it off. Those were the days when the factory workers were not happy and quality control was out to lunch. But the bike did look nice.
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I'm in Canada and haven't yet received anything. Last summer I was at a bmw dealer in Montreal for a valve check and I asked them about the drive shaft inspection. They never ended up doing it which irked me. Shortly after I had to return for an issue and they "forgot" to do it again. I visited a second dealer last week and I got the impression that they would complete the driveshaft inspection if I had my bike in for a complete service which will never happen as I do 90% of my own stuff. Apparently the shop has a list of vin numbers of affected bikes? Has anybody only had their driveshafts inspected without any other services??
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Ooh (very) late to the party!
2017 R1200RS Sport SE. 1990 K100RS 16v. 1974 Norton Commando 850 Mk2.
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Zitat von Bonzo im Beitrag #53 if you have not had the inspection then yes. There is no cost to you and if it is faulty, they will change it.
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